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Has anyone experienced no noticeable benefits on Daily Greens? : Huel
Main Post: Has anyone experienced no noticeable benefits on Daily Greens? : Huel
Greens suffer near-total wipeout as Roderic O'Gorman set to secure only seat for party : ireland
Main Post: Greens suffer near-total wipeout as Roderic O'Gorman set to secure only seat for party : ireland
Greens announce free contraceptives policy for women : australia
Main Post: Greens announce free contraceptives policy for women : australia
Scottish Greens: 'Ministers must scrap plans to dual the A96' : Scotland
Main Post: Scottish Greens: 'Ministers must scrap plans to dual the A96' : Scotland
Is a Greens Party leadership possible in this country?
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We've been a two-party system for so long now but the Liberals basically don't represent anyone except the wealthy elite with no actual policy-making anymore, and Labor seem to be slowly morphing into what the Libs used to be. Is it possible for the Greens to have the leadership role or does our system not allow for that?
EDIT: Thanks everyone for all of the responses! It's gonna take me a while to read everything so bear with me
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Reddit skews far more towards the Greens than the general population. Most Australians still see them as a protest party at most. While demographic changes over time should favour them, what should concern the Greens all the more is that at the last election, much of the protest vote went to the Teals.
It's possible that the Greens will emerge as a force in the future, but it won't be anytime soon, and it won't be without some serious changes to the way they conduct themselves.
Why is there such a stigma surrounding the Greens?
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Before i start off, i would like to make it clear that i am not trying to support the party here and am genuinely curious as to why they cop so much hate. Please keep this in mind before insta-downvoting and leaving a hateful personal comment against me.
The reason i am curious is because i have seen a bunch of posts on here and r/AustralianPolitics involving the Greens party in some way or form, and (without fail) there is always a bunch of negative comments left on them never really targeting a substantive issue with the proposed policy, and more so just generally questioning the party itself. Throughout my childhood, i was always exposed to a similar view as well - for the sake of context, i grew up in a working class family/area - but i never really thought to question it or anything because i couldn't vote and therefore didn't care.
I continued not questioning it until i started University, where i looked further into it and found...nothing (at least relatively speaking) warranting the stigma associated with the party. I could understand the dislike if people didn't agree with their stances on political issues, but that is often not the case - in my experience, i have heard/seen a lot of people saying things like 'i like what the Greens said about this, but they're a bunch of clowns, idiots, etc. so i would never vote for them'.
I've tried looking into their current members and couldn't find anything negative against them, other than the fact that they're a more progressive than some would like. Outside of that, their main policies pretty much seem to align with the majority of Australians. Without getting too biased, they support weed legalization, environmental sustainability and anti-corruption - all things that a very large majority of Aussies are for.
So all this made me question...why is there so much hate?
Top Comment: The reason i am curious is because i have seen a bunch of posts on here and r/AustralianPolitics involving the Greens party in some way or form, and (without fail) there is always a bunch of negative comments left on them never really targeting a substantive issue with the proposed policy, ...
What is wrong with the Greens?
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Aside from the usual, "voting them will be a waste." What other things that turn you off? They live in an ideal world? They are not trustworthy? They're not giving the accurate picture because they have a propaganda?
I'm curious what people think of the Greens.
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As much as I agree with bits of their platform, its easy for them to make pronouncements which they know will never have to be implemented by them in government.
Australian Greens
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And despite their higher education,
Greens say immigration has minimal impact on housing market. Wants more migrants.
Labor and the Greens don’t get along. Here’s why
Main Post: Labor and the Greens don’t get along. Here’s why
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Really it doesn't matter if they get along or not.
Together they have to deliver responsible policy which will get them re-elected without vested interests getting their noses so out of joint that they get pushed out.
I wish journalists would concentrate on educating us about policy, instead of this vapid flapping about personalities and grandstanding.